Earthquake details

Thursday, January 29, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 29, 1981 at 21:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hondomachi-hondo (Japan - JP), about 35.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.789 and latitude 32.439.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	32.439, 129.789
UTC time	1981-01-29 21:19:36.300

Location	Nagasaki
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-01-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hondomachi-hondo	35.6 km
Nagasaki	35.7 km
Amakusa	38.0 km
Obita	43.0 km
Togitsu	44.3 km
Isahaya	50.7 km
Minamishimabara	51.9 km
Ōmura	55.9 km
Unzen	56.8 km
Minamata	62.6 km
Shimabara	66.4 km
Izumi	67.3 km

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